1980 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s |
| Years: | 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 |
Events from the year 1980 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
- Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin
Events
- 23 March – Nuclear power referendum
- The Right Livelihood Award established
Popular culture
Literature
- Vredens barn, novel by Sara Lidman
Sport
- The 1980 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Gothenburg
- The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place in Falun
Births
- 10 March – Claire Hedenskog, swimmer.[1]
- 13 June – Linda Wessberg, golf player
- 30 June – Emil Almén, actor
- 19 August – Tove Fraurud, politician
- 14 November – Johanna Thydell, writer
- 22 November – Emma Ejwertz, singer and songwriter
Deaths
- 17 February – Einar Karlsson, wrestler (born 1908)
- 26 October – Per-Olof Östrand, swimmer (born 1930)
- 17 November – Hans Wetterström, sprint canoer.[2]
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gollark: But I realized I can just compute velocity relative to me, so it's fine.
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gollark: It should be doable if I pretend I'm a plane or something.
References
- "Claire Hedenskog". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Hans Wetterström". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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